Crowdsourcing a time machine

U-M’s Clements Library holds some 60,000 picture postcards dating to the late-19th/early-20th centuries. Vintage photos and scrawled notes open a fascinating window into Michigan’s past. Help make this historic trove digitally searchable.
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King of stats
Neural engineer and basketball fan André Snellings, PhD ’07, always enjoyed fantasy sports, writing the ‘Hoops Lab’ blog and applying mathematical models to athletics. When ESPN recruited him to play for their analytics team, he jumped at the career longshot.
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A professor’s war for peace
Still just a boy in 1921, the renowned mathematical psychologist Anatol Rapoport fled war-torn Ukraine on a pair of ice skates. At U-M, he would become an expert in the science of human conflict, contributing the ‘Tit for Tat’ strategy to the field of game theory.
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Bentley website tracks African American students to 1853
A new database lists the names and years of attendance of every African American student who enrolled at the University between 1853-1956. It features anecdotes, autobiographies, and biographies — and reveals some significant family legacies.
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The power of the pin
The Michigan Union button, a tiny symbol of loyalty pinned to the lapel, once held tremendous power for alumni. One 1904 graduate traveled around the world to replace the button he lost in World War II.
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Nominations: Thomas Francis Jr. Medal in Global Public Health
One of U-M’s highest honors is named for the U-M physician, virologist, and infectious disease researcher who proved the efficacy of the polio vaccine, developed by his student Jonas Salk. Submit your nominations through April.
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Dude, what if everything is just … a hologram?
U-M physicist Enrico Rinaldi uses quantum computing and machine learning to understand a heady concept called holographic duality. His work could one day answer the question: What’s inside a black hole?
Columns
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President's Message
Community wellness and mental health
Mary Sue Coleman shares U-M's strategy to respond to the increasingly prevalent mental health needs of students. -
Editor's Blog
Mighty mentor in maize
Mentors, role models, and wise sages abound at U-M. First-team All-American Naz Hillmon is the one I'm watching. -
Climate Blue
‘Celebrating’ Earth Day
Ricky Rood has thoughts about the National Science Foundation's Earth Day Celebration. -
Health Yourself
Should the iceman cometh?
How effective is ice in treating injured, sore, or inflamed muscles? Victor Katch revisits this age-old remedy.
In the news
Creating Champions
Michigan student-athletes took winning to new heights this spring, breaking records, grabbing titles, and dazzling fans with extraordinary performances across the board. Enjoy these highlights, captured by Michigan Photography, with text sourced from mgoblue.com